Joypur Panchanan Roy College, Howrah was established in 1986.

Welcome to Joypur Panchanan Roy College. Established in 1986 as a part of the scheme of the West Bengal Government to spread Higher Education in the rural areas of West Bengal, Joypur Panchanan Roy College is situated in the village of Joypur in Amta Block II in the district of Howrah. Joypur is connected by Jhikira-Howrah bus route (L-3) from Howrah, the district headquarters which is at a distance of fifty kms and Joypur-Bagnan bus route from Bagnan which is 21 kms away. The people of Joypur mainly belong to the agricultural community and the area is mainly inhabited by the people belonging to both financially and educationally backward classes. Being situated in the delta of the rivers of the Mundeswari and Damodar, popularly known as the river of sorrow in this part of the land, the area is badly affected by flood almost each year. The waters released from the different dams of the reservoirs seem to be the scourge of the peaceful farmers of this area.

The College at present is located in a campus measuring more than four acres of land and runs the Humanities and Commerce streams. Like most of the small colleges in the rural areas, it has its plus and minus points. New projects are now implemented, new constructions are taking place and with them, we believe, a new era will start for the College.

To provides undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. The curriculum is designed by the Boards of Studies of Calcutta University.

The college is well equipped with all modern facilities. A variety of teaching and learning techniques are employed to impart knowledge and skills to the students of the college. The college got C++ rating from NAAC in 2007. Calcutta University is the oldest of the modern universities in India.during the administration of Lord Canning, the Governor General of India.

It is the only university in India which produced four Nobel laureates and has ranked consistently amongst the first five hundred universities in the world. It was the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. It has been declared as a "Five Star University" and a "Centre with Potential for Excellence" by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The Times Education Supplement of London ranked the University of Calcutta as the 39th best university in the world, in the Arts & Humanities category in 2005.

The main campus of the university is located at College Street in Kolkata while and several other campuses are spread over the metro and its suburbs. 

VISION

To be one of the best colleges in the district of Howrah through a combination of imparting quality education and promoting a sense of human values among the students.

MISSION